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Island queen : a novel / Vanessa Riley.
"A former slave rises above the harsh realities of being owned and colonialism on Montserrat working hard to buy freedom for herself, her mother, and her sister and becoming an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier, and planter. Based on the true life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas"-- Provided by publisher
Born into slavery on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat, Dorothy bought her freedom, and that of her sister and her mother, from her Irish planter father. Rising above the harsh realities of slavery and colonialism, she built a legacy of wealth and power as an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier, and planter. Leveraging the competing attentions of the men in her, life, Doll answered to no one but herself as she rose to rose to power and autonomy against all odds. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063002845 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0063002841 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 575 pages : illustration, map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [573]-575). |
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| Subject: | Thomas, Dorothy Kirwan > Fiction. Freedmen > Fiction. Slavery > Fiction. Businesswomen > Fiction. Businesspeople, Black > Fiction. Rich people > Fiction. Montserrat > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- 1 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erlanger Branch | RILEY V (Text) | 33126022674778 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/11/2024 |
| Independence Branch | RILEY V (Text) | 33126022674786 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |